The RPG flash sale runs till Friday on the North American PS Store (sorry, everyone else, including me) and is almost obscene. $5 for Ni No Kuni or the first Dragon Age? $10 for the truly excellent Demon’s Souls? $15 for the whole Mass Effect trilogy? What is going on here? Has Sony gone completely bonkers?

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/06/04/pay-ridiculous-prices-for-rpgs-in-playstation-store-flash-sale/feed/9Toukiden: The Age of Demons DLC features cross-over missions with Soul Sacrifice contenthttp://www.vg247.com/2014/03/26/toukiden-the-age-of-demons-dlc-features-cross-over-missions-with-soul-sacrifice-content/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/26/toukiden-the-age-of-demons-dlc-features-cross-over-missions-with-soul-sacrifice-content/#respondWed, 26 Mar 2014 14:22:59 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=459884A a cross over collaboration between Toukiden: The Age of Demons and Soul Sacrifice has been announced by Tecmo Koei.

Two new multiplayer missions featuring the three-headed guardian Cerberus from Soul Sacrifice will be added to Toukiden.

Entitled “Hell’s Guard Dog” and “Dogs of War”, the two missions can be accessed via the Portal Stone and multiplayer lobbies, and are described as being extremely difficult, so you’ve been warned.

In addition, players can don a new piece of armor – the Noble Raiment – from Soul Sacrifice. It will be available via PSN on the today when the PS Store updates.

Both missions and the new armor will be offered free of charge via the PlayStation Network store.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/26/toukiden-the-age-of-demons-dlc-features-cross-over-missions-with-soul-sacrifice-content/feed/0PSN: ’12 Deals of Christmas’ discounts PES 2014 and Soul Sacrificehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/12/16/psn-12-deals-of-christmas-discounts-pes-2014-and-soul-sacrifice/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/16/psn-12-deals-of-christmas-discounts-pes-2014-and-soul-sacrifice/#commentsMon, 16 Dec 2013 11:42:31 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=435187Sony has published its latest ‘Deal of Christmas,’ this time taking a hefty discount off PES 2014 and Soul Sacrifice.

Grid 2, Dragons Dogma Dark Arisen and Sonic and Allstars Racing Transformed will leave PS Plus on December 24, while Contrast will lave on January 8.

What do you think?

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/13/ps-plus-europe-adds-free-dont-starve-ps4-dmc-devil-may-cry-ps3-more-in-january/feed/21Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, Soul Sacrifice free on PlayStation Plus in North America in Novemberhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/10/31/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-soul-sacrifice-free-on-playstation-plus-in-north-america-in-november/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/10/31/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-soul-sacrifice-free-on-playstation-plus-in-north-america-in-november/#commentsThu, 31 Oct 2013 17:35:17 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=422778The PlayStation Blog has revealed the lineup of games coming to the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection for North America in November, and there’s something for every Sony Platform including the PS4.

First off, the PS4 will get Housemarque’s Resogun and indie title Contrast on launch day. The PS3 is getting Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, Ibb & Obb and Binary Domain (which is very underappreciated). The Vita gets Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath and Soul Sacrifice.

Now, if you have PS+ but won’t have a PS4 for a while after launch, so you can add Resogun and Contrast to your account anyway via the Sony Entertainment Network webstore once they’re added to the Collection.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/10/31/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-soul-sacrifice-free-on-playstation-plus-in-north-america-in-november/feed/26Soul Sacrifice gets 16 free quests in final update this weekhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/10/09/soul-sacrifice-gets-16-free-quests-in-final-update-this-week/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/10/09/soul-sacrifice-gets-16-free-quests-in-final-update-this-week/#commentsTue, 08 Oct 2013 23:07:50 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=415913This week’s PlayStation Store brings one last free update to Vita exclusive Soul Sacrifice, which adds 16 new quests. You don’t need a key from the PlayStation Store to access the new content; just look for the Forgotten Pacts in the Inside Avalon section of your journal to find Hour of Pure White and Hour of Blackness.

Toukiden: Age of Demons is Tecmo Koei’s own PS Vita hunting title. The Soul Sacrifice DLC sees one of the game’s enemies Gouenma added as a boss battle. It’ll hit the Japanese PlayStation store on October 24.

Soul Sacrifice will also see a PS Vita re-release as a Classics edition in Japan on October 10.

We’ve got images of today’s bosses below. Cat Sith is the one that looks like a cat.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/07/soul-sacrifice-gets-free-dlc-today-new-quests-bosses-added/feed/1Soul Sacrifice is getting more DLC on July 18http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/29/soul-sacrifice-is-getting-more-dlc-on-july-18/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/29/soul-sacrifice-is-getting-more-dlc-on-july-18/#respondSat, 29 Jun 2013 19:46:30 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=383949Soul Sacrifice is getting more DLC on July 18 which includes a couple gods: Cert who loves chaos and Romulus who prefers order. Those in Japan with the game will be able to go up against the Iron Maiden on July 4. Check out shots below and a couple videos courtesy of Siliconera.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/18/soul-sacrifice-wild-wheels-and-apparition-dlc-screens-trailers-released/feed/1Soul Sacrifice – more free DLC lands next weekhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/06/05/soul-sacrifice-more-free-dlc-lands-next-week/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/05/soul-sacrifice-more-free-dlc-lands-next-week/#commentsWed, 05 Jun 2013 19:24:02 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=374035Soul Sacrifice will be getting more free DLC next week. It will consist of eight more quests and two new boss characters Dwarf and Ogre. More content is expected later this month on June 25. The next set of DLC is out June 11.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/05/soul-sacrifice-more-free-dlc-lands-next-week/feed/1Soul Sacrifice patch adds new story contenthttp://www.vg247.com/2013/06/03/soul-sacrifice-patch-adds-new-story-content/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/03/soul-sacrifice-patch-adds-new-story-content/#respondMon, 03 Jun 2013 02:47:56 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=372771Soul Sacrifice’s next title update includes a number of interface changes as well as a whole new story section.

According to Siliconera, the patch includes an episode called Savior of Heresy. It has the player sneaking into the Sanctuary at Avalon, where they encounter a woman named Elaine.

The update also makes a number of tweaks to the co-op hunting title. The compass has been overhauled, and will show human-like enemies, and you’ll be able to see what rewards are available for quests ahead of time.

Additionally, there’ll be more phrases available for the shortcut chat system.

The patch has not yet been dated, unfortunately; as it has new story content, localisation may see it release later in the west than in Japan.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/03/soul-sacrifice-patch-adds-new-story-content/feed/0Soul Sacrifice’s “excruciating decisions” are there to evoke an emotional response, says Inafunehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/05/11/soul-sacrifices-excruciating-decisions-are-there-to-evoke-an-emotional-response-says-inafune/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/11/soul-sacrifices-excruciating-decisions-are-there-to-evoke-an-emotional-response-says-inafune/#commentsSat, 11 May 2013 18:36:47 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=365813Keiji Inafune said one of the reasons he incorporated such tough decisions into Soul Sacrifice was to evoke an emotional response from the player.

Speaking in an interview with the PS Blog regarding the game’s release on Vita, Inafune said “excruciating decisions” such has the ones players make in the game, is also part of the current era of development.

“Those types of choices heavily involve emotional aspects and the decision making process isn’t automatic,” he said. “In the old days, the decision making process for players was a reflex: stepping right or left in order to avoid a bullet. That doesn’t involve your emotions. But let’s say you have two choices and either decision will cause a different character to die.

“Then you would have to question yourself and also consider the consequences you will live with. This has a stronger tie to your emotions.

“I’ve been in the game industry for a long time and gaming in general seems to be headed towards emotion. I think we’re in the era of incorporating feelings and emotions in video games and it’s about how to design these. Soul Sacrifice, for example, asks you who to sacrifice be it yourself or your friends. You could make a decision not to sacrifice anything and let it be, too.

“You can’t make these decisions without being emotionally involved. I think future games need to incorporate emotional elements.”

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/11/soul-sacrifices-excruciating-decisions-are-there-to-evoke-an-emotional-response-says-inafune/feed/4Soul Sacrifice: 3 free DLC packs detailed for Western releasehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/05/07/soul-sacrifice-3-free-dlc-packs-detailed-for-western-release/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/07/soul-sacrifice-3-free-dlc-packs-detailed-for-western-release/#commentsTue, 07 May 2013 10:56:41 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=364392Soul Sacrifice developer Comcept is giving away a string of free DLC for its PS Vita romp, alongside paid content. Details of the first three packs have been spotted in a GameStop store and have been posted online for all to see. It’s the same content which was outed back in April.

CinemaBlend has detailed the free DLC slate based on what it saw in GameStop, and it goes as follows:

May 28 will see the ‘Headless Knights and Starving Ruin Dwellers’ pack added to PSN. It adds new bosses Dullahan and Behemoth into the mix, as well as a Goliath map, Berserker magic, eight new missions, and augmented reality support.

June 11 sees the release of the ‘A Drunk and a Chef’ pack, which will add new bosses Dwarf and Ogre into the mix, along with eight additional missions.

Finally, June 25 will see the Wild Wheels and Apparition pack added on PSN, which includes new bosses Ouroboros and Wraith, another eight missions and Angelus magic.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/07/soul-sacrifice-3-free-dlc-packs-detailed-for-western-release/feed/4UK charts: Dead Island Riptide stays afloat at number onehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/05/07/uk-charts-dead-island-riptide-stays-afloat-at-number-one/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/07/uk-charts-dead-island-riptide-stays-afloat-at-number-one/#commentsTue, 07 May 2013 08:41:48 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=364356Dead Island: Riptide has held firm at the top of the UK game top 40 for a second week running. Techland’s zombie-basher might feel like an expansion to the original, but that’s not stopping the nation from getting stuck in.

Although it’s at the top, Dead Island: Riptide saw a 32% sales slump this week, while this week’s second place Injustice: Gods Among Us fell by 40%. This week’s only new entry Soul Sacrifice entered at 26, marking another slow starter for Sony’s PS Vita.

Got a score we’ve missed? Whack it below and we’ll add it to the list when we can.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/01/soul-sacrifice-reviews-are-go-all-the-scores-here/feed/16Soul Sacrifice live action launch trailer released, early buyers through PSN get bonushttp://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/soul-sacrifice-live-action-launch-trailer-released/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/soul-sacrifice-live-action-launch-trailer-released/#respondTue, 30 Apr 2013 14:06:13 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=362642Soul Sacrifice has a live action launch trailer available after the break, along with the news that for a limited time, those who purchase the game early through PSN will be gifted with pre-order offerings which have been in promotion with physical copies.

Soul Sacrifice is out later today in the US through PSN and tomorrow in Europe.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/soul-sacrifice-live-action-launch-trailer-released/feed/0Soul Sacrifice: can it help Sony sell Vita?http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/soul-sacrifice-can-it-help-sony-sell-vita/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/soul-sacrifice-can-it-help-sony-sell-vita/#commentsTue, 30 Apr 2013 07:05:06 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=360786Soul Sacrifice is out today in the States. Dave Cook plays the final PS Vita code and asks whether or not it’s the system seller Sony’s handheld has been crying out for.

Soul Sacrifice

Developed by Sony Japan Studio, Soul Sacrifice was conceptualised and designed by ex-Capcom designer Keiji Inafune.

The game is a PS Vita-exclusive and launches today, April 30 across North America, and from May 3 across Europe.

There has been severe drought of full price games on the handheld worth your time or money. The killer IP simply hasn’t been there, but thanks to Keiji Inafune’s superb effort you now have a reason to return.

Before I got to try the game for myself I often described it to people as “Monster Hunter meets Dark Souls”. While it bears many aesthetic and mechanical similarities to both franchises, slotting it so neatly into another game’s shoes is to do it a grave disservice.

That’s because it’s wildly inventive, fits snugly into the portable mind-set, and offers content spanning hundreds of hours to digest at your leisure. But will it actually manage to shift PS Vita consoles for Sony at a time where it really needs to, well, shift consoles?

I’m aware that Inafune wasn’t director on the Monster Hunter series while at Capcom, but Soul Sacrifice also has potential to hit newcomers with a similar wall of information and mechanics that feel intimidating at the start. After the first hour you’ll be absolutely fine though, thanks to the bite-sized nature of missions and the ability to retry them as you see fit, just like Monster Hunter.

Soul Sacrifice opens with your character locked in a cage, awaiting death at the hands of the mysterious Magusar. You find a living book called Librom under a pile of bones, and by reading its pages you can piece together the past of fallen mages, then claim their power for yourself. Once strong enough you can fight your captor and escape the prison.

Each mission is short, and tasks you with battling a range of ferocious beasts in exchange for items, sometimes alongside AI companions. Afterwards you can choose to go to the next chapter, kit out your character and allies, or read previous chapters again to farm items. Again, all of this is very similar to Monster Hunter in how it handles.

But where Soul Sacrifice deviates from Capcom’s series is that items aren’t used for crafting, or sold in stores. Instead, they are used as ‘offerings’ by your mage and turned into devastating weapons. Confused? Yep, I was as well when I first started playing, but I’ll try my best to break it down.

Your mage has two sets of three item slots, almost like load-outs in a shooter. Let’s say you have five ‘Swordsman Icebrand’ items – which are essentially icy shards – you can offer these in battle to summon a frozen blade that lets your mage unleash fast, elemental swords strikes.

Over time the spell will wear off, leaving you weapon-less, so then you might offer up an Iron Pinwheel instead, giving you a set of ethereal, spinning blades to hurl at enemies from a distance. Healing Seeds can be turned into a health spell, while Sanguine Salvos essentially turn your hand into a machine gun, and so on.

So basically you’re sacrificing items to create weapons for a short time. However, if you farm enough of the same item, they can be combined to create weapons that stick around for longer, hit harder and can be summoned more times in one stage. Grinding enough items to make top tier weapons, shields or spells can take ages though, and might put some people off.

The theme of offering sacrifices goes even deeper though, as each demonic enemy you face is actually something less fearful underneath. Giant diseased rats are actually a mutated swarm of smaller, harmless rodents for example.

In one boss battle you face off against a giant Harpy, which in reality is a possessed woman underneath. Once defeated its up to you to pass judgement on her by saving or sacrificing her soul. The former will give you health and go towards levelling up your life bar, while the latter will boost and level up your magic power.

The choice of redeeming or sacrificing the souls of enemies makes for a neat levelling mechanic, and in some cases your choice can come back to either bite or aid you later on in the game. Then there’s the ‘Black Rite’ system, which becomes available whenever your mage is close to death.

The first Black Rite unlocked sees your mage sacrificing their own skin to turn them into a bloody, walking fireball in exchange for half of your defence stat. So not only are you stripping off your character’s skin in exchange for immense power, you are also severely weakened against attacks.

You can repair your body using a substance called Lacrima that is secreted from Librom’s eye every so often. Don’t call them tears though, he doesn’t like that one bit. Given how infrequently the liquid appears as you progress further, you may be at a disadvantage for some time. There’s always a tangible trade-off at play.

Disturbingly, you can also sacrifice your eyes and suffer a dampened cone of vision, and even carve sigils into your right arm that bestow your mage with a wide range of stat buffs and long-term effects. Useful yes, but again, you’re still giving up your character’s body in exchange for power.

Sacrifice, balance, loss and redemption are all themes that not only work their way into the game’s harrowing plot, but into the game’s combat and progression mechanics too. You’re made aware from the start that eventually, all mages have to pay a terrible price for the ability to wield magic.

It’s both sinister and challenging, which is where the Dark Souls references come into play. Although it’s not as brutal as From Software’s gauntlet, Soul Sacrifice does have a similar tone and art direction. You get the feeling all the way through that something dark lurks beneath the cracks, and that no matter what you do your character is doomed from the start.

But this is the big question throughout. Will you beat the odds of all the fallen sorcerers that sacrificed their lives, bodies and sanity before, only to escape Magusar’s prison, or will you end up a warped husk, contorted and mutilated by magical power?

I haven’t finished it so I don’t know yet, but I can tell you this, the question is driving me on happily. So to this end will Soul Sacrifice help shift PS Vita consoles for Sony? Well, it’s a hardcore game in many respects, but much like Ni No Kuni and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 3 before it, this could be considered a gateway drug to the RPG genre, given its action focus.

I think first impressions will see many PS Vita owners writing Soul Sacrifice off as either too dark, hardcore or ‘Japanese’ for them to stomach, and to those people I’d recommend trying the demo first. You have nothing to lose, and potentially a lot to gain.

To those who don’t own a PS Vita already, if you like deep RPGs, Dark Souls, or Monster Hunter then I’d say that you may want to buy a console to experience it for yourself, or try a friend’s copy first if you can. I genuinely feel like this is the first Vita game in a long time to get me properly hooked and invested.

The concern is that it’s not ‘mainstream’ enough to see PS Vita sales rocket across the board, but I think a small, dedicated pool of gamers are going to find a new addiction this summer, and one they might not be able to shake until the next generation comes knocking. It’s seriously that big, refreshing and worthwhile.

Now then, what do you think based on what you’ve seen so far? Let us know below.

Disclosure: To assist in writing this article Sony sent Dave a copy of Soul Sacrifice on PS Vita. No merchandise or advertising was offered or accepted.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/soul-sacrifice-can-it-help-sony-sell-vita/feed/31Soul Sacrifice video features producer walking you through the game’s finer pointshttp://www.vg247.com/2013/04/27/soul-sacrifice-video-features-producer-walking-you-through-the-games-finer-points/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/27/soul-sacrifice-video-features-producer-walking-you-through-the-games-finer-points/#commentsSat, 27 Apr 2013 20:26:28 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=362232Soul Sacrifice has a developer walkthrough video available below the break. In it, the game’s European producer gives you a look at the “finer points” of the horror-fighter-RPG from Comcept. Soul Sacrifice releases for Vita in the US on April 30 and in Europe on May 1. Thanks, Legendaryboss.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/27/soul-sacrifice-video-features-producer-walking-you-through-the-games-finer-points/feed/23Soul Sacrifice US DLC schedule purportedly leakedhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/04/27/soul-sacrifice-us-dlc-schedule-purportedly-leaked/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/27/soul-sacrifice-us-dlc-schedule-purportedly-leaked/#commentsSat, 27 Apr 2013 16:00:47 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=362166What appears to be a leaked schedule of DLC for Soul Sacrifice has appeared on AGB. It shows what will land on PSN May 28, June 11 and June 25. Looking around the Internet a bit, a couple more sites cite NeoGAF as the source of the leak, but there isn’t a link back to the forum so I can’t find it to glean more information. The June 25 DLC on the schedule is the same DLC which releases in Japan for free next week, so while it looks legitimate, I’ll keep the rumor tag on it. See for yourself through the links.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/27/soul-sacrifice-us-dlc-schedule-purportedly-leaked/feed/3Soul Sacrifice free DLC hits Japan next weekhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/04/26/soul-sacrifice-free-dlc-hits-japan-next-week/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/26/soul-sacrifice-free-dlc-hits-japan-next-week/#commentsFri, 26 Apr 2013 18:52:38 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=362114Soul Sacrifice is out in Japan, and on May 2, free DLC containing two new enemies will arrive on the Japanese PS Store. The enemies are Ghost and Ouroboros, and players can use new forbidden art into an Angel in order to defeat them. It will cost them their bones though, apparently. They will also move slower, but their angelic wings can wound enemies and the form can also heal allies. Trailers for the content are below alongside new artwork. The Vita title lands in the US on April 30 and in Europe on May 1. Via: DualShockers, AGB.

Speaking with IGN, Inafune said, “I’m interested in making other console games for PlayStation, not just for the Vita.

“Soul Sacrifice is something I specifically designed for Vita using [the] hardware’s specific features. To drive Vita sales even more, I have an idea for a Soul Sacrifice sequel. I’m actually approaching [Sony Computer Entertainment] regarding this project. Let’s say the talks are ongoing and I’d love to make it happen.”

Well damn. Would you like to see this happen already? Have you tried the demo? Let us know what you thought below.

Soul Sacrifice launches on PS Vita across North America from April 30, and across Europe from May 1.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/25/soul-sacrifice-2-inafune-in-active-talks-with-sony-over-ps-vita-sequel/feed/13Soul Sacrifice pre-order trailer shows all sorts of goodieshttp://www.vg247.com/2013/04/24/soul-sacrifice-pre-order-trailer-show-all-sorts-of-goodies/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/24/soul-sacrifice-pre-order-trailer-show-all-sorts-of-goodies/#commentsWed, 24 Apr 2013 19:03:42 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=361279A pre-order trailer has been released for Soul Sacrifice. Rather than just hand you a list, Sony thought it would be find to show you instead. Have a look below. The Vita title lands in the US on April 30 and in Europe on May 1.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/24/soul-sacrifice-pre-order-trailer-show-all-sorts-of-goodies/feed/1Soul Sacrifice screenshots get you prepped for today’s beefy demohttp://www.vg247.com/2013/04/17/soul-sacrifice-screenshots-get-you-prepped-for-todays-beefy-demo/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/17/soul-sacrifice-screenshots-get-you-prepped-for-todays-beefy-demo/#commentsWed, 17 Apr 2013 13:14:18 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=359218The demo for Soul Sacrifice lands on the European end of the PS Store today, once the update goes live. To keep you sated until then, have a look at some screenshots below. You can find out all about the demo, and how your time with it transfers over to the full game through a previous post on the matter. The Vita exclusive arrived in the US on April 30 and in Europe on May 1.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/17/soul-sacrifice-screenshots-get-you-prepped-for-todays-beefy-demo/feed/13Soul Sacrifice demo saves transfer to full gamehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/04/16/soul-sacrifice-demo-saves-transfer-to-full-game/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/16/soul-sacrifice-demo-saves-transfer-to-full-game/#commentsTue, 16 Apr 2013 15:11:04 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=358821The demo for Soul Sacrifice lands on the North American PS Store today, and tomorrow in Europe. Those who try the game out on their Vita will be able to save the data over to the full game when it releases. The demo includes the entire first chapter and is playable with up to three other friends via online or through ad-hoc multiplayer. If the demo save data is carried over to the full game, players will also receive an exclusive bonus item called “Spirits’ Heart” which summons a powerful stone golem to help you in battle. It’s only available through the demo, which will be pulled from the store on April 30 in NA when the game launches – you can still play it offline though, just not with any friends. The demo will be pulled from the EU end when the full game launches May 1.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/16/soul-sacrifice-demo-saves-transfer-to-full-game/feed/20Soul Sacrifice demo lands on PSN next weekhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/04/12/soul-sacrifice-demo-lands-on-psn-in-europe-next-week/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/12/soul-sacrifice-demo-lands-on-psn-in-europe-next-week/#commentsFri, 12 Apr 2013 15:11:02 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=357937A demo for Soul Sacrifice will land on PSN next week, it was announced on the PS Blog. You can pick it up off the store on April 16 in North America and on April 17 in Europe. You start off in the demo as a slave who is owned by a ruthless mage, and is to be sacrificed. The event is interrupted by a mysterious tome which gives you the ability to think and speak, and it goes from there. try it out yourself. The game is out on Vita April 30. Below, there’s also a video interview with the game’s developer Keiji Inafune. Watch it.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/12/soul-sacrifice-demo-lands-on-psn-in-europe-next-week/feed/6Soul Sacrifice sells through 76% of first production runhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/03/19/soul-sacrifice-sells-through-76-of-first-production-run/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/19/soul-sacrifice-sells-through-76-of-first-production-run/#commentsTue, 19 Mar 2013 04:39:51 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=350343A small addendum to this week’s Media Create Japanese retail charts. In addition to shifting 114,446 units and debuting in second position on the charts, Soul Sacrifice sold through 76% of its initial stock during its first week on sale, according to Siliconera. It sounds like Sony may have a bigger than expected hit on its hands with the Keji Infanune Vita RPG. It’s the third Vita title to break 100,000 units in its first week, along with Hatsune Miku Project Diva F and Persona 4 The Golden. Soul Sacrifice arrives in the west at the end of April.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/19/soul-sacrifice-sells-through-76-of-first-production-run/feed/4Project Diva F, Soul Sacrifice and Vita dominate Media Create chartshttp://www.vg247.com/2013/03/13/project-diva-f-soul-sacrifice-and-vita-dominate-media-create-charts/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/13/project-diva-f-soul-sacrifice-and-vita-dominate-media-create-charts/#commentsWed, 13 Mar 2013 14:52:23 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=348660Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F and Soul Sacrifice took the top spots in the Media Create charts for the period of March 4-10, with the former moving 110,229 units on PS3 and Comcept’s debut moving 92,396 units on Vita. The handheld also took the top spot on the hardware charts, thanks to last month’s price drop. While sales were only up 1,038 units over the week prior, it still moved 63,581 units which is considerably better than its recent sales history.

Seven titles debuted for the period, and while Project Diva F came out on top, if you combine the standard release of Soul Sacrifice with its Double Pack, it was the clear winner for the week with 114,446 units sold.

Other debuts for the week included Far Cry 3, which hit the seven spot on the chart moving 33,281 units on PS3, and Crysis 3 which landed at number 16 and moved 9,602 units on PS3.

Moving on to hardware, Nintendo unit sales were down across the board over the prior week, as were sales of PS3. However, PSP sales were up from 11,171 units to 18,023.

Xbox 360 sales were also up from 486 the week prior to 738 units moved. Looking at the top 20, one would wonder why sales of Microsoft’s console were up, but if you look at the full chart over on NeoGAF you will see that it’s likely due to slot 22 – Far Cry 3 – which moved 5,722 units on the console. It was the only title for Xbox 360 to crack the top 30.

Here’s the full software chart for week 10. Life-to-date sales are in parentheses:

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/13/project-diva-f-soul-sacrifice-and-vita-dominate-media-create-charts/feed/7Soul Sacrifice’s first DLC contains two bosses, Goliath map, morehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/03/09/soul-sacrifices-first-dlc-contains-two-bosses-goliath-map-more/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/09/soul-sacrifices-first-dlc-contains-two-bosses-goliath-map-more/#respondSat, 09 Mar 2013 15:50:32 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=347648The first screenshots and information pertaining to planned DLC for Soul Sacrifice have been released. According to Game Watch Impress, the free DLC is slated for April and contains the bosses “Behemoth” and “Deyurahan”, a Berserk mode, and the “Goliath” map which can be played in co-op through ad hoc. If you click through the link, you will also see some concept art. Soul Sacrifice will hit North America on April 30 and Europe May 1.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/09/soul-sacrifices-first-dlc-contains-two-bosses-goliath-map-more/feed/0Soul Sacrifice: exclusive, reversible EU box-art revealedhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/03/08/soul-sacrifice-exclusive-reversible-eu-box-art-revealed/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/08/soul-sacrifice-exclusive-reversible-eu-box-art-revealed/#commentsFri, 08 Mar 2013 13:12:35 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=347460Soul Sacrifice is getting exclusive, reversible box art in Europe, courtesy of Sony Japan.

The pack shots were posted on PS Blog EU this afternoon, along with a list of European pre-order incentives, including two exclusive costumes and three magic items: Spirits’ Flamepike, Spirits’ Blightstone and Spirits’ Fulgurwood.